Wire-fastening means



T. D. SEXTON.

v WIRE FASTENING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILEDYJUNE 25, 1917.

1,3 3,0 I Patented Dec. 21, 19 20.

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UNITED STATES FFICE.

Winn-FASTENING- means.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented rise. 21, 1920.

Application filed June 25, 1917. Serial No. 176,845.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TI OTHY D. SExToN,citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county ofAlameda and State of California, have invented certain I new and usefulImprovements in Wire-Fastenin Means, of which the following'is a specication.

This invention is an improved barb or holding means for wallconstruction for buildings having plaster exteriors instead ofclapboarding, shingles, etc. a

In the construction of walls having plas ter exteriors, it is commonpractice to attach wire. fabric to laths secured to the foundation boardin suitabl spaced relation, and then cover said fabric with the plaster.During wet weather the moisture penetrates the plaster and as aconsequence the laths will swell, causing cracks in the plaster, whenthe paf'ts dry again. One of the objects of the present invention is toprovide a securing means for the wire fabric capable of overcoming theseobjections. A further object is to provide means whereby the presentmethod of holding wire mesh inziy be greatly simplified.

n the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a section ofa wall. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of a portlon of the same.Fig. 3 is a' perspective view of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, 1 is the usual form of upright or studdingagainst wh ch is nailed a board 2. Attached to. the board 2, by means ofthe flat metal brads 5, is a wire fabric 3, the fabric shown being ofthe type commonly known as chicken wire. To the stretched wire surfacethus provided, is applied the usual coating of plaster 4, the embeddedwire 3 acting as a reinforcing material. The metal brad 5 is providedwith a penetrating point 6, and the head thereof is slotted at 7, toreceive the meshes of the wire fabric 3, the tongue 8 being bentinwardly to close the slot.

The metal brad 5 can be quickly applied but has the advantage of notswelling with changing weather conditions. Theflat side thereof alsoforms a sill onwhich the plaster rests, thereby providing an additionalsupporting means for the plaster.

aving thus explained the nature of the invention, and described anoperative manner of constructing and using the same, although withoutattempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or allof the forms of its use, the followingis claimed z- 1. An improved wallconstruction comprising a foundation board, a plurality of fasteningmembers secured at intervals on the surface of the foundation board, awire fabric stretched over said board and attached at intervalsthroughout its area to said fasteningmembers, whereby the fabric isspaced from the foundation board, and a plastic coating applied to theexterior of the fabric, each of said fastening members having outwardlyextended horizontal portions projecting beyond the outer face of-thefabric and providing sills on which the plastic material rests, wherebyadditional supportin means for the plastic material at interva s"throughout its area are provided.

2. In a wall construction, a foundation board, a plurality of flatfastening members arranged horizontally and secured at intervals on thesurface of the board and projecting therefrom, a wire fabric stretchedover t e board, said members having hooked ends in which the fabricengages to main- 'ta1n it 1n a stretched and spaced position. relativeto the board, the hooked ends of the members being malleable to beclosed for preventing the disengagement of the fabric therefrom, and alayer of plastic material applied to the exterior of the fabric.

11 improved wall construction comprisin a foundation board, a pluralityof nail like fastening members driven into the board at intervals andprovided with flat heads prbjedting at right angles to the plane of saidboard, a wire fabric stretched over said board and attached at intervalsto the heads of said fastening members, whereby the fabric.- is spacedfrom the foundation board, and a plastic coating applied to the exteriorof the fabric, the flat heads of the fastening members forming sills onwhich the plastic material rests, thereby aiding the wire fabric insupporting theplastic material.

In testimony whereof I afiix In si nature.

TIMOTHY D. SfiX ON.

